Mcham will forever be celebrated as the first out gay Olympic gold medalist, but he jt add another big "first" to his long list of acplishments.
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- WATCH: THE BT FROM 6 OLYMPIC GAY DIVERS
- 5 TIM OPENLY GAY DIVER MATTHEW MCHAM SLAYED, AND OUT OF HIS SPEEDOS
WATCH: THE BT FROM 6 OLYMPIC GAY DIVERS
Barthel is divg for Germany and do not classify himself as gay or straight but simply intifi as “human.
He was adopted om Cambodia at 18 months, and his adoptive father, Jerry, is gay. In addn, Wdle has ntributed to the It Gets Better mpaign and was mentored om an early age by gay divg legend Greg Louganis—to the pot where he was nicknamed “The Ltle Louganis. He’s one of the bt and most important stori of the Tokyo Gam after wng his first gold medal Men’s Synchro wh divg partner Matty Lee and spirg lns by clarg, “I feel credibly proud to say I am a gay man and also an Olympic champn.
The 21-year-old New Zealanr, who intifi as gay, was exultant after clearg the prelimary round and took to Instagram to exprs his light wh the rult:. Five gay divers peted the Olympics before Bra's Tom Daley. While Seoul, Castillo wnsed gay Olympic legend Greg Louganis htg his head durg a dive.
5 TIM OPENLY GAY DIVER MATTHEW MCHAM SLAYED, AND OUT OF HIS SPEEDOS
Matthew Helm was actually the untry's first diver to pete while openly gay, and he won the silver medal for this dive 2004 for the 10m platform. Atralian diver Matthew Mcham will forever be celebrated as the first out gay Olympic gold medalist, but the now-retired athlete jt add another big “first” to his long list of acplishments. He out publicly as gay, then stuns Beijg wh a perfect dive.